DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 66, 8 September 1911, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

EGMO.XT VILLAGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) On .\lmida_v evening a meeting was held in the hall to consider the question of winding up the Hoxing Club. There was a ]K)or attendance, and those present considered th-.it the prospects did not warrant, the carrying on of the classes.

On Thursday evening the. fortnightly meeting of the Debating .Society was held. There was a fair attendance, over which ,Mr. A. .Morton, the president, presided. The committee's report, in- ] eluding a programme for the ensuing session, was adopted. .Mr. Foster resigned his position as lion, secretary, the resignation being accepted with regret. Mr. E. Dewhirst was appointed secretary and tcasurer. The programme for the evening "Impromptu speaking" was then proceeded, with. The first question was "Should all road boards lie abolished, and all road districts be merged into counties?" Mr. (!. K. Dewhirst opened. The voiing wxs: Allirnialive negative i. The next '.|:ie-t ion was "Should Lionel Terry he released'/" Mr. Geo. .Marsh opened, tiie voiing being, all'irniative 4. negative 7. Xe.vt followed "Should a girl many for love rather Iha ii /or money?" Mr. G. F. Dewhirst opened. Nearly every member present had something to say on the question, love being a strong favorite. It. was decided to hold special meetings of ihe society Oil the Till and :21st of September. impromptu '-[leaking being the programme.

The cru.sher is now working at the Waiongona bridge, and the Mangaoraka bridge is to be euirpleled and the approaches metalled immediately. The many friends of Mr. A. Mcllelh will he pleased jo Inar (hat he has come successfully throijeh {he operation performed on Tuesday hist., and is progressing favorably.

The I'ublic Hall li;i.l a narrow escape fnmi lire (in Tliiirnlny last after the meet of the ItinSociety. The heat, of the lamp set lire to the matchlining <>f tin l ceiling and a big hole was Imrnt in the liilinu. This escaped notice till every one had left the building, when Mr. ])ewhir»t happened to notiee it t hronjrh the supper-room window, and he returned and extinguished the lire. The creamery is now running every day, and the supply of milk is increasing rapidly. Tli: 1 sea>on is exceptionally carlv this year.

The Dargavillc police have instituted proceeding against a. picture show proprietor for an alleged breach of the <iaming Act, by exhibiting' a lighted candle in a jeweller's shop window anil inviting the public to guess how lony the candle .would burn. The terms of the competition, writes a correspondent of the Xew Zealand Herald, were that each competitor should purchase an entrance ticket to the pictures, and that the winner should be awarded a valuable prize. The jeweller has also been proceeded against for selling tickets. Tin; police have, seized a. book containing some hundred names of those participating in the competition.